Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 55 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12PM3.22m | 4:15AM3.50m | 4:48PM3.06m | 4:56AM3.25m | 5:25PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.45m | 10:32AM0.22m | 10:40PM0.60m | 11:10AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 161 | 168 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 185 | 185 | 173 | 173 | 212 | 1272 | 178 | 155 |
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